The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-29


more or less to drink. We will find
through the deep mist Of the farthest
ages the Aryans slipping tine soma wine. We
will find the wine Of the time Of Moses, the
wines Of the New, Test ment, and you can
tod ~ sip the beaded wines Of Kentu,ky and
Tennessee TO yeur hearts cont mt in Maine,
in Vermont, the arch prohibition States of
the American Union, and so long as man
inhabits the earth, Just so long will he con-
beverage of some description. Nov, let
us see il in real ty prohibition
does prohibit. FortunAtely, we have
two States, Maine and Vermont, where the
law has been thoroughly in operation for
many year,. Ia Maine the prohlbitory law
went into effect January 2, 1851. Ia Yer
mont the law went into operation in March,
Whist has been the result? will thow you.
provided YOU Give me your attention and
pat ence for few moments whilst present
you with some significant figures and com
parson,. Our prohibition friends will not
hesitate to sly that the gre'test evil flows
from he barrels and bottles of the saloon.
This being so, let us see how .prohib tion
Nermontand Maine c,mpares with non-pro-
tion Of 6ls,6S6, has 95l retail liquor detlers.
Vermont, with a population OF S2,2S6, has
Sic retail liquor dsalers. Tenn essee, with a
population Of f,542, ,Sj9, has 1882 retail liquor
population, Maine, in round rumbsrs, mas
| 30 and Vermont has about 400 moie retail
| liquor dealers b. an Tennessee. Four hun.
dred thnusu bo ties of beer went into the
State Of Vermont last year. 4 Vermont
Senatorial Comm ttee reports that public
sentiment suifi u mt for the enforcement
of the Law exists in but few. of
our towns and viii .ges, and in nearly all of
free and unrestricted. This question may
be asked, Has the u aRufactute Of liquors in
tho Uni ed Sta es decrea ed in consequences
of any restrictive legislation uoon the sub
| N a Sod
| production spirits for he fiscal year en- &
ing June 30, Is 6, amounts to 5.R9,0T cal
s. IL 10 frequently asserted, with deep fer
| vor and ear euness, that nearly all the woes
which afii ct human kind flow .tr IN the
wine cup. | believe that bad livers aud
| sickly stomachs, made SO by Incorporate
eating and vile cookins, produce as much
misery as any one thin : tn 1t We know of in
life: Excess or abuse Of anyth ng is wrong.
Violate any law-natural, human or divine
and ths penalty will sur.ly follow;
LSoh At the 0dm@i,t.S %ini;tTy and
that. circle, which no I'D be at all times H.
lumined with the light of purity and xalted
by the virtues f Christianity. Do you know
victed by either ecclesiast cal or civil courts
within fye years beginning May /, 1879, and
ending May !, lSS42 Now, wish TO ask,
does this argue that relig on
| should be aholisned? Most assured
ly not. Because certain Individuals have
| not the com mon sense nor the common man
hood to resist the cravings OF aoy inordinate
appetite, is II right to condemn the object
| with which that appetite ls satiated? Men
| who will bring ruin and degradation u on
| themselves by excessive driOk will do the
same thing by other instru pentalities.
1t is customary to endeavOr to make the
that insanity, crime and pauperism are he
outcome of the liquor traffic. Now let us
again look at the figures aud fee If this be
true. think that no one will deny that
mai tnnh ha NM han 10
in view what do we find? There ave In the
UniteI States i4,4OS insane m'l $, while the
insane femal, g number 1859, and yet
there are Ssl ,s57 more males than females.
prohibition laws, We will ind that such laws
do not preve ut insanity, for in proportion to
population b tn States have n far greater
Maine, with S pSlatop O Of 6ISl ls8s. has i5I2
lunatics: Vermont, with a population of
1872 2sS, has l015 insane. Tennessee, with a
population of l,d2; ;359, has A0i. YER
lunatics as Tennessee, and Maine 400 more.
PToxmat ESx Hs on in ''qRsr,'T tRs sures ,hgSs
That the State, ,sSt e IN Name has s2ll
other words, Maine, with a population less
than one half that Of Ten nessee, has actually |
1867 more paupsrs; while Vermont, with a
populat on nearly five lines smaller than
ihatO, TeInessee. has in realty l0 more
paupers. In otuer words, the percentage, in |
und numbers, of pauners ruos thus;
Maine, 8 per cot; Vermont. "a per
cent, st sok Gs thu than numS.r sns per
criminals; on6ned throughout the States
Vermont has 2il prisoners, Maine has 408
and Tennessee has 2l29. In this comparison
in excess, but where must we l1ok for the
cause IF this excess2 Iwi ] tell you. The
percentage Of those who cannot read in Maine
is 50 and the pei centsge Of those who are
in Vermont of those who cannot read is 4 9,
and tie percentage of those who cannot
write is SO. Upon the other hand, the per-
centage of those who are unable 60 read in
those who cannot write is 3s.7. No arRu-
ment demonstrates more clearly than these
figures that Ignorance is the, mother
of crime. For, obse5ye how the scale
illiteIate than Maine, has more c iminals;
Tennessee, more illiterate than Vermont,
goes still higher than the G ,een Mountain
State iu the number of her criminals.
should we practical men ard legis at re- do2
We see that prohibition does not
prevent the anufictIre and sale Of
Liquors, and hence does it not seem
o. life and allow this traffic to be eIrried on
without any revenue to lhe state. TeDness Q
used about 200 0J0 bu shells of grain during
the last fiscal year, in the production Of d's-
|
grain under the new amendment proposed?
What will we do to supply ths place OF
the S2zo,OOO collected annua ~ by the
I afiic? Consider the many nee fsities
that are now pressing upon us, and tell me
il you will not be forced to increlss largely
the taxation upon your farms and lands and
real estate and personal prop rtS; Mr..
Speaker, in my humble and honest opinion,
believe that should this proposed amend-
ment be engraftei upon our constitu ion IL
would work to the detr ment OF the
people Of Tennessee. and hep"e. under
the oath Of office viii h l have taken, must
vote no against the passage Of the resolution
now under consideration. The same excep-
tion. have been taken to words spoken with
/ have said can be construed in dispar-
agement Of woman. l. knoH that she
is the power behind the throne.
bursts through the clouds Of mans adversely.
know that ma an leans upou her as ttaH in
his trials and troubles in life. As may ask
What state could fall, what liberty decay. If
pure as the silent loyalty of woman's
loev?
Mr.. Fairbanks moved the previous
question, aud the motion was sus-
tanned by vote OF f6 tD7.
The amendment was then passed on
it's final reading by vote Of 81 to2,
Messts. Lynn and Montedonico voting
nav.
Mr.. Jarvis in voting yea said: 81 am
not in favor of prohibition aud never
made any pledges that would vote
for the amendment / only spoke on
the subject once and then said l was
against it. Bat as party man shall
vote to carry out the party pledges"
Mr.. Jones In voting yea explained
that he was for prohibit IN and was
pledged to vote for it.
Mr.. Sparks said he voted aye, but
was opposed 10 prohibition because he
did not believe prohibition would pro-
hibt. II he had tie power he would
destroy all the whisky in the world,
but he did not have the power.
The rules were suspended and the
House joint resolution to take a recess
from Janusry 29th, at o'clock pm,
till February 9th, al IL O'Clock, was
concurred in.
Mr.. Normeut called up the Senate
bill to authorize cities and towns to
subacribe to the capital stock of cor.